MOET G12 - Midterm 1 Vocab Review

At his first school, Mark Zuckerberg ____ in all subjects and worked hard throughout his classes

• interested

• excelled

• engrossed

• involved

His incredible performance during high school ____ him admission to Harvard University.

• earned

• attained

• resorted

• applied

Mother Teresa suffered various health problems, but nothing could ____ her from fulfilling her mission of serving the poor and needy.

• persuade

• warn

• appoint

• dissuade

In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work undertaken in the ____ to overcome poverty and distress.

• battle

• struggle

• movement

• proposal

At the age of 18, Mother Teresa was ____ permission to join a group of nuns in Ireland.

• required

• sought

• obtained

• given

Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his work in helping to end racial ____ in South Africa

• integration

• segregation

• achievement

• exploitation

Princess Diana fought for her children on any level so they could reach their full ____ as human beings and in their public duties.

• requirement

• condition

• capacity

• potential

Meeting my favorite celebrity at the airport was certainly a ____ of luck that wouldn't have happened if I'd arrived five minutes later.

• number

• piece

• stroke

• name

Steve Jobs might hardly imagine that only a year later the company ____ impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful ____ personal computer.

• attain / massly-produced

• see / mass-produced

• taste / massive produced

• achieve / mass-producing

Ms. May, 59 years old, is the country's longest-serving home secretary in half a century, with a ____ for seriousness, hard work and above all, determination.

• fame

• reputation

• achievement

• maintenance